| A cinquain is a five line poem. Each line has specific
syllable counts for each line. Line 1: two syllables
Line 2: four syllables
Line 3: six syllables
Line 4: eight syllables
Line 5: two syllables
Example #1:
Triad by Adelaide Crapsy
These be
Three silent things:
The falling snow...the
hour
Before the dawn...the mouth of one
Just dead.
| | Example #2:
Shade Tree by Jeanne Cassler
The oak
in my backyard
holds twisted rope and wood
and knows
the name of every child
that swings. |
CHALLENGE #1: Write a cinquain. For an extra
challenge, write a cinquain sequence. A cinquain sequence would be a
poem consisting of several stanzas, where each stanza is a cinquain. In chosing the cinquain as this months challenge, I found
several references to alternate versions. I have decided to include
these in the exercise.
Alternate #1:
Line 1: one word (may be title)
Line 2: two words (describe title)
Line 3: three words (an action)
Line 4:
four words (a feeling)
Line 5: one word (refers to title)
| | Alternate #2:
Line 1: subject word (noun)
Line 2: two descriptive
words (adjectives)
Line 3: three action words (verbs)
Line 4: four
word sentence
Line 5: one word****(a) is a synonym for the word in
line 1
or,(b) that sums it up |
CHALLENGE #2: Write a cinquain using an alternate
version. |